Courtney's Hat!

Courtney's hat came from dissatisfaction with a bucket hat pattern I found on the internet. I probably blocked it incorrectly, but I was still unhappy. It slid off my head, and Courtney has a smaller head than me. So, I played around, and this is what I came up with. It's not a bucket hat, if anything, it's like one of the Chinese skullcaps. In 3 sizes. Enjoy!

Needles: 10 circulars and DPNs
Crochet Hook: Size H8 or so
Yarn: 1 skein worsted weight (I used Red Heart TLC Tweed for the hat Courtney is modeling. Half a skein or so makes the hat. So make an extra and give it to charity!
1 yarn needle

Cast on 75 (90, 105) stitches on your size 10 circulars. Join. BE SURE NOT TO TWIST STITCHES! Work 16 rows in garter stitch. (In circulars, that means knit a row, purl a row). You should have 8 visible rows.

K2tog. Knit 4 (5, 6) stitches, then K2tog. Repeat to the end of the round. You should have 60 (75, 95) stitches on your needle. Knit a round plain

Here, you can either start the eyelet pattern or knit plain stockinette. The eyelet pattern is stolen/borrowed from this pattern written by the lovely Mama Kate.
Eyelet pattern (worked over a multiple of 2 sts)
Row 1: *yo, sl1, k1, psso, rep from * around to marker.
Row 2: K
Row 3: K
Row 4 begins 1 st before the marker!: *yo, sl1, k1, psso, rep from * around to 1 st before marker, K last st.
Row 5: K
Row 6: K

Knit for about 2" if you want a close fitting cap, 3" if you want something a little longer. At desired length, begin decreases:

K2tog. Knit 4 (5, 6), then K2tog. Repeat for the rest of the row.
K2tog. Knit 3 (4, 5) then K2tog. Repeat for the rest of the row.
Repeat as follows until there are 6 (7, 8) stitches left on the needle. Break yarn and thread through to finish.

Crochet Edging:
The edging is unnecessary but creates a nice look. (Note: I'm not a crocheter, so sorry if my terms aren't exact)

Join yarn at start of the hat with RIGHT SIDE FACING YOU. *Ch 3 stitches. Join with a normal crochet stitch 2 stitches over from your joining spot. Repeat from * to the end of the hat.

Finishing:

Sew in ends. Model your new hat for all your friends!

I tend to be sloppy in my stitch approximations. If anything's wrong, please email me and I'll do my best to fix it!